Nintendo 3DS No. 1; Yo-Kai Watch 2 holds No. 1 in Japan

Nintendo Co.’s Nintendo 3DS ranked as the No. 1 hardware in Japan in the latest sales data from the territory.

Media Create Co. this month said the Nintendo 3DS sold 57,674 units between Jan. 5 and Jan. 11 to rank as the No. 1 game hardware for the week.

The hardware sold 153,166 units the week prior.

Yo-Kai Watch 2 ranked as the No. 1 software for the week. It has sold 2.32M units since launch. Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire ranked as the No. 2 software for the week. The titles have sold 2.43 million units in the region to date.

Between July and Sept., the Nintendo reported a net profit of $224 million compared to a $74 million loss one year prior.

Nintendo 3DS sales fell in the quarter to 1.27 million units from 2.49 million units the year prior.

The company plans to sell 12 million Nintendo 3DS handhelds this fiscal year.